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May 12, 1925. 1,537,82

v A. GUNDLACH BOX Filed Feb. 26I 1923 '3 Sheets-Sheet 1 l NVENTOR May 12,' 1925. x 1,537,821

. A. GuNDLAcH BOX Filed Feb. 26l 1923 y 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 jg. 6 v .9

il ATTORNEY Patented May l2, M25.

UNITED STATES tutti ALWIN GNnLAcH, or` criticado, rLLrNors'.

BOX.

appiicanon inea February 26,1922..

To all whom- .z't may concern.' i

Be it known lthat I, ALWIN GUNDLAGH. a citizen of the United `States, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCook and State oflllinois, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Boxes, of which the fol-` lowing is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to boxes or crates, and an' object of the invention is to provide a boxy or ,crate as specified which is light in Weight in comparison with approved types of corresponding boxes or crates noW on the market., and one Whichivill result in a very material saving in lumbeil thereby not only decreasing the cost of manufacture of the boites or crates but assisting in the preservation of the forest.

Another object of this invention is to provide a box or crate as specified whichk is substantially air tight, and is consequently dust proof, eliminating the` necessity of Wrapping in paper the articles to be shipped in the boxes, said substantially air and dust proofconstruction being provided by the Vnovel construction of the boxaiid the inaniier in which the various `meeting portions of the box at its corners overlap in such manner as not only toprender the interior of the box dust proof but to increase the strength of thevbox and provide a strong,

durable box of comparatively light Weight.v

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein Fig. l is a perspective view of the improved box.

Fig. 2 is an `enlarged `fragnientary end elevation of the box showing the construction at one corner.

'Figa 3 is an enlarged fragmentary end elevation of the box showing the construction at a corner other than that shown in Fig. 2. v.

Fig. iis a vertical section through the box. y

Fig. 5 is a detail horizontal section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. l.

Fig. 6 is a detail vertical section taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. l.

Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal section taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. l.

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of oneend of the box.

Serial No. 621,408.

box.

Fig. l0 isa plan of the top ofthe box. Fig. ll is an elevation ofthe `upper front. Fig. l2 is an elevation of the lower front of theboX. y f i Fig. 13 is a plan 'view ofthe bottom of the box.

Referring more vparticularly to the drawings, the improved box which as illustrated is designed for use Ain shipping pianos, is

made up of a baclr,'botto1n, top, ends and front sides upper and lower, as shown in Figs. 8 to 13 of the draivingsvhich sections are made in `knocked doWnor unassembled manner, forshipment of the boxes, and

which sections arey made so .as to properly ht with the other sections in forming a box.'

`Olne of the principal features of the present invention is theeliininating of the inayor portion of Wood necessary'for the coiistruction of piano or large boxes Withoutv detracting from the strength of the boi: and atthe saine time reducing the Weight of thebox so as to save the shipper a considerable amount on freight` costs.

VThe back l of the box is rectangular in shape and is made up of a plurality of ver` tical strips 2 spaced relative toV each other, and a plurality of horizontal strips 3 Which are laterally spacedf and which provide rec tangular openings in the back structure, as

clearly yshown inFigs. l and 9 of the draws ings. By particular reference to Fig. 9- of the drawings it will be noted that the' upper and lowerniost crossstrips 3 are spaced inwardly from the ends of 'the vertical strips Q. and also that the ends of the horizontal strips 3 are positioned inwardly of the outermost edges of the end 'vertical strips 2. These particular arrangements are provided to permit overlapping of the ends Fig. 9 is an eleva-tion of theback of the and edges of the back l with the top Ll,

bot-tom 5 and ends 6 of the crate structure. ber board or analogous material as shown at 7 attached to their inner edges and clos- The cross strips E5 have a layerv of ing the rectangular openings formed in the `back l. V y

The bottom 5 of the box is built up similar to the back l, that is it comprises, a

plurality oflongitudinally extending bracingv boarcs S `and transverse boards 9 tof the inner surfaces of which a layer l() or liber board or analogous material is attached. The longitudinally extending boards fd project beyond the endmost transverse boards 9, as clearly shown in Fig. 13 of the drawings and they also form skids to facilitate the moving` of the boxes when loaded. The bottom 5 lits snugly within the space between the back structure 1, lower front 11 andthe ends 6, as clearly shown l transverse strip o l 13 which assume a vertical position when the box structure is assembled. I The upper front 14 is constructed similarly to. the lower front .i1 in that it comprises a plurality of strips infi, which have their ends connected by transverse strips 17. "By particular reference to Fig.v 3 of the drawingsit will be noted that the edge of the lowermost strip 16 is beveled as shown at 18 so as to lit tio-htly against the upper edge of the uppermoststrip l12. The joint thus formed is overlapped by the cross board 19 of the end structure-, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings'. The upper edge of the uppermost' strip 16 is also beveled as shown at 2O and the strip or board 21 along the front edge of the top 4 overlaps the upper beveled edge 2O of the uppermost strip 16, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The outeredge 22.0f the strip 21 isbeveled to lie flush with the angle of the upper front It is to be understood that thev lower front 11, 'upper front 14 and top l all have a lining of liber board'or analogous material as shown at 23, which linings meet tightly at their joints and overlap `so as to provide a dust proof interior for the box.

The ends 6 comprise vertical strips or boards 24,25 and 26, a diagonal up-right 27, the cross boards 19 and the top and bottom boards 28 and 29 respectively. The top boards 2S have lips 30 formed thereon which v overlap the upper edge portion of the upper front 14 at its ends, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings and serve'as nailing projections to permit the nailing of the upper front 1e to the ends 6. Theztop cross boards Q8 also serves as a nailing board to permit the nailing of the top 4 to the ends, by means l if nails 32, as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. The bottom boards 19 of the end structures project beyond the up-rights 211 and Q6 andk overlap the ends of thev lowerstrip 'l2 and lowermost strip 3 of the lower front and back structures respectively, permitting secure nailing of these members together as shown in Fig.` 5 of the drawings and permitting overlapping joints at the meeting portions.' j

As rpreviously stated the ends of the boards 19 overlap the joints of the upper and lower fronts lt and 11 respectively at the end portions of these joints and serve to permit nailing as shown at 38.

As clearly shown in the sectional views Figs. 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings the nailing arrangement of the box is such that the-nails at` the corners inthe meeting members extend transversely to each other providing a crossing of the nails to further brace and strengthen the boxy structure.

It is, of course, tobe understood that the invention may be constructed in other manners and the parts associated in ldifferent relations and, therefore, I do not desire to be limited in any manner except as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. 'A box comprising a back, bottom, top, upper and lower fronts and ends, said ends overlapping the ends of the various other parts of the box and secured directly thereto, and all of the joints of the box overlapping and fitting snugly to provide a dust proof box, said bottom, back, upper and lower fronts, endsy and top each composed of a plurality of spaced boards attached to form the respective portions of the box, and linings of relatively thin material attached to the inner surfaces of a part of the box.

2. In a box, a front comprising a lower front and an upper front disposed' at an acute angle thereto, the lower edge of said upper front being beveledto tightly fit the upper edge of the lower front, and ends for the box comprising transverse strips having their end portions projecting over and overlapping the ends of the engaging edges of the upper and lower fronts and secured directly thereto, said yfront composed of a plurality of lspaced wooden strips, and a lin'- ing of relatively thin rigid material.

3. In a box, a front comprising a lower front and an upper front disposed at an acute angle thereto, the lower edgey of said upper front being beveled to tightly fit the upper edge of the lower front, and ends for the box comprising transverse strips having their end portions projecting over and overlapping the ends of the engaging edges kof the upper and lower fronts,` a top comprising longitudinally extending side boards and transverse end boards, the forward longitudinally extending side board being projected beyond the normal edge of the top for resting upon the upper edge of the upper front.

4C. In a boxJ a front comprising a lower 4liront and an upper front disposed at an acute angle thereto, the lower edge of said upper :Front being beveled to tightly fit the upper edge of the lowerv front, and-ends for the box comprising transverse strips having their end portions projecting over and overlapping the ends of the engaging edges of the upper and lower fronts and secured directly thereto, a top comprising longitudi- 10 ually extending side boards and transverse end boards, the forward longitudinally extending side board being projected beyond the normal edge of the top :t'or resting upon the upper edge of the upper front, a top cross strip on said ends, and lips formed on said cross top strip and overlapping the upper end boards of the upper front and being nailed thereto.

In testimony whereof I alix rny signature.

` ALVVIN GUNDLACH. 

